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- Hebrew · borrowed fromיוֹם כִּיפּוּר
- English todayYom Kippur
Borrowed from Hebrew יוֹם כִּיפּוּר (yom kipúr, literally “Day of Atonement”).
Words from the same roots
Hebrewיוֹם כִּיפּוּר all →
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Yom Kippur
Today it means: A particular Jewish holiday, the day of atonement, falling on the tenth day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei. Full definition →
Hebrew יוֹם כִּיפּוּר